The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 64th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The tournament started on November 17 and culminated with the Men's College Cup, the semifinals and finals of the tournament, which was played on December 9 and December 12 in Cary, North Carolina.
In the championship game Syracuse defeated Indiana 2–2 (7–6 pk).
Qualification
All Division I men's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 20 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 25 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
+Automatic BidsConferenceTeamDate qualifiedRecordAppearanceLast bid ACC November 13 14–2–4 8th 2019 America East November 13 12–4–0 7th 2021 American November 13 13–4–1 12th 2021 ASUN November 12 13–2–2 4th 2021 Atlantic 10 November 13 11–4–1 50th 2021 Big East November 13 7–4–6 26th 2021 Big South November 12 9–4–5 3rd 2020 Big Ten November 13 10–4–6 18th 2015 Big West November 12 7–7–4 2nd 2005 CAA November 12 13–3–3 10th 2021 Horizon November 5 9–3–5 10th 2012 Ivy November 12 11–2–2 11th 2013 MAAC November 12 11–4–3 2nd 2013 MAC November 12 15–1–4 3rd 2013 Missouri Valley November 13 13–2–2 7th 2021 Northeast November 13 8–5–3 18th 2019 Pac-12 November 13 15–1–3 28th 2021 Patriot November 12 6–4–9 12th 2013 SoCon November 13 12–1–4 13th 2020 Summit November 12 11–2–5 12th 2021 Sun Belt November 13 14–0–5 13th 2021 West Coast November 13 7–4–6 16th 2014 WAC November 13 8–6–3 1st None
+At-Large Bids ConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast bid MAC 18–2–1 31st 2021 ACC 13–6–1 35th 2021 Ivy 11–3–4 11th 2012 ACC 10–2–6 29th 2021 CAA 10–4–6 5th 2015 Big East 8–4–5 13th 2021 Big Ten 12–4–3 47th 2021 ACC 12–5–3 14th 2021 Sun Belt 11–1–3 4th 2021 Big Ten 9–3–7 40th 2021 American 16–2–3 3rd 2009 ACC 11–5–4 29th 2021 Big Ten 7–7–5 11th 2015 Pac-12 15–4–1 7th 2021 ACC 14–4–2 6th 2021 West Coast 14–2–3 18th 2021 Big East 10–5–3 13th 2020 American 12–4–3 34th 2019 American 11–4–4 22nd 2019 Pac-12 13–4–2 17th 2021 American 12–4–5 13th 2021 Pac-12 11–5–2 47th 2021 America East 14–2–4 12th 2021 ACC 9–6–5 42nd 2019 ACC 9–2–5 26th 2021
Seeded teams The top 16 teams are seeded and earn a bye to the second round of the tournament. Seeded teams Seed School Conference Record Berth type United SoccerCoachesranking RPI ranking1Kentucky5–0–314–0–5Automatic2nd3rd2Washington7–1–215–1–3Automatic1st2nd3Syracuse5–1–214–2–4Automatic3rd1st4Virginia5–1–210–4–4At-Large11th4th5Stanford4–2–411–2–5At-Large5th8th6Clemson3–4–113–6–1At-Large18th5th7Duke5–0–311–1–4At-Large4th6th8Oregon State3–1–57–3–6At-LargeRV10th97–1–014–2–2Automatic12th7th106–2–113–4–1Automatic25th9th116–3–010–5–1At-Large13th14th124–0–113–1–4Automatic7th12th13Indiana3–1–410–4–6At-LargeRV20th145–1–113–3–1At-Large16th11th15Tulsa5–3–19–4–2At-LargeRV17th165–0–311–3–5At-Large15th16th
Bracket The bracket was announced on Monday, November 14, 2022. First round games will be played on November 17 at campus sites.
Regional 1
Host Institution*
Regional 2
Host Institution*
Regional 3
Host Institution*
Regional 4
Host Institution*
2022 Men's College Cup
Results First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Men's College Cup Semifinals
Men's College Cup Final
Records by conference ConferenceBidsRecordPct.R32R16E8F4CGNCACC810–6–2533211Big Ten46–2–231111–Big East35–3–02111––America East24–1–1211–––WCC23–2–0111–––SoCon10–1–2111–––Sun Belt22–2–122––––Pac-1243–3–142––––American52–5–142––––Ivy22–2–021––––MAC22–2–021––––Atlantic 1011–1–01–––––ASUN11–1–01–––––Big South11–1–01–––––Summit11–1–01–––––CAA20–2–0–––––– Others70–7–0––––––
The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively. The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: Big West, Horizon, MAAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Patriot, and WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.
Statistics Goalscorers
See also 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
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